Senior Psychologist Program Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Psychologist Program Manager for a VA Homeless Program (Mental Health Services)
• Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30am–4:00pm (schedule to be determined by supervisor)

Description

You will provide leadership and personnel management for professional social work and interdisciplinary staff within the Health Care for Homeless program. The role oversees operations across HCHV CRS beds, Grant Per Diem (GPD) beds, HUD-VASH vouchers, Coordinated Entry and Employment Specialists, and the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. You will set and manage program priorities, coordinate strategic planning, and monitor outcomes through data-driven quality assurance to ensure performance measures are met or exceeded.

Responsibilities

• Oversee personnel management for professional social work and interdisciplinary staff in the program
• Manage operations across multiple homeless program capacity areas (beds, vouchers, and related specialist programs)
• Develop, plan, administer, and manage program priorities and objectives; supervise and evaluate subordinate staff
• Coordinate strategic planning, including long/short-range goals, policies/procedures, resource and budget management, and outcomes monitoring
• Implement programmatic changes to meet Veterans’ needs and maintain high standards
• Stay abreast of trends and evolving performance measures

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Background/security investigation required
• Full, current, unrestricted doctoral-level psychology license in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC
• Doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited program (APA/PCSAS/CPA) or an approved alternative pathway
• Completed a qualifying professional psychology internship (APA/CPA accredited or an approved alternative)
• At least 4 years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least 1 year equivalent to GS-14
• Demonstrated KSAs for managing large complex units, negotiation/motivation, consultation/problem solving, measurement tool analysis, prioritization/delegation, and coordination across complex systems

Benefits

• 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Parental leave up to 12 weeks after 12 months
• Childcare subsidy after 60 days for eligible full-time employees
• Retirement: federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many plans portable to retirement)
• Limited telework may be authorized at supervisor discretion (ad-hoc)